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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Book Spotlight: Beautiful Curse by Jen McConnel

Hey guys! I have a special spotlight post for you guys today! Why special? Because this book is Greek mythology-based! :D

Title: Beautiful Curse

Author: Jen McConnel

Publication date: December 2014

Published by: Swoon Romance

Genre: YA | Mythology | Romance

Blurb: Winner of the Gayle Wilson Award for Excellence in Fiction.Sixteen-year-old Mya Jones is cursed.She is, hands down, the most beautiful creature on earth. But beauty can wound, and Mya finds herself reviled and shunned by her peers. If there is even a chance that she could start over, Mya longs to take it, no matter the risks.So when the strange Mr. Merk offers her a new life away from home, Mya is hesitant but hopeful. Only she didn't count on the mysterious Ross, or her feelings for him.Beautiful Curse is a contemporary retelling of the myth of Psyche and Cupid.

About the Author: A Michigander by birth, Jen McConnel now makes her home in the beautiful state of North Carolina. She writes NA, including the recently released Adventures Abroad series (Bloomsbury Spark), the award winning YA novel Beautiful Curse (Swoon Romance), and various other works. When she isn’t writing, she can be found on her yoga mat or wandering off on another adventure. Once upon a time, she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but those are stories for another time. Visit www.JenMcConnel.com to learn more!